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Recommended Towns & Villages near Leigh

Green and pleasant land

Reigate (19 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Surrey (2.9 miles, 4.6 km, direction NE)

This is a bustling part of the Surrey landscape, it is easily reached via the M25 from London and is right on the North Downs Way...

A cross to bear

Dorking (68 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Surrey (4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction NW)

It is here that romantically Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton said their good byes before Nelson departed for the Battle of Trafalgar in the year 1805...

Leatherhead Church

Leatherhead (108 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Surrey (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction NW)

This is an ancient town, where the parish church of St.Mary and St.Nicholas has existed since Anglo-Saxon times...

A picture of Epsom

Epsom (32 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Surrey (8.9 miles, 14.4 km, direction N)

Epsom, is known world-wide for what is perhaps the most famous horse race of all time - The Derby...

A beautiful village called Shere in Surrey near Dorking.

Shere (33 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Surrey (9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction W)

This lovely tranquil village on the picturesque Tillingbourne, nestles beneath the rolling countryside of the North Downs...

Leonardslee Gardens, Horsham, West Sussex

Horsham (54 Pictures)

in the county of West Sussex (10.5 miles, 17.0 km, direction S)

A feature of the town is St.Mark's Church in North Street, this was built in 1839 but was considerably altered during restoration work of around 1869...

Cobham, Surrey

Cobham (40 Pictures)

in the county of Surrey (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction NW)

Cobham Mill rests on a picturesque stretch of the river surrounded by dipping weeping willows and graceful swans...

A picture of Cranleigh in Surrey

Cranleigh (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Surrey (11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction SW)

The church is perhaps one of Cranleigh's most interesting features, in the south transept carved on an arch visitors can see the head of a grinning cat, this is believed to have been the inspiration for Lewis Carroll's Cheshire Cat...

The gardens at Titsey Place

Oxted (14 Pictures)

in the county of Surrey (11.3 miles, 18.1 km, direction E)

A walk around the village reveals a riot of attractive 17th and 18th century cottages all standing on a rise surrounded by pretty flower-filled gardens...

Queen Victoria Hospital

East Grinstead (23 Pictures)

in the county of West Sussex (11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction SE)

East Grinstead became notable following World War II for its Queen Victoria Hospital where remarkable plastic surgery operations were performed on badly burned servicemen...

Wonersh Church

Wonersh (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Surrey (12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction W)

Picturesque village on the road from Guildford to Cranleigh. Here visitors will find a wealth of timber-frame black and white properties dominating the narrow village streets, thus the village retains a lovely timeless atmosphere...

Mitre Inn, Hampton Court Bridge, East Molesey

East Molesey (84 Pictures)

in the county of Surrey (14.1 miles, 22.6 km, direction N)

This picturesque pleasant place is fortunate to lie between the waters of the historic River Thames and the River Mole. It is perhaps best known for Hampton Court Palace, the building started by Cardinal Wolsey in 1514...

The remains of Guildford Castle, Guildford, Surrey

Guildford (173 Pictures)

in the county of Surrey (14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction W)

It has a High Street of mellow Georgian buildings, and despite changing times Guildford is a town that has managed to maintain its charm and character...

Hascombe, Surrey

Hascombe (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Surrey (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction W)

Part of the charm of Hascombe, are the several delightful gardens in the area, designed by Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932) celebrated landscape designer of the 19th and 20th-century...

Littleton Lake

Shepperton (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Surrey (15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction NW)

The charming village of Shepperton was once the haunt of legendary highwayman Dick Turpin who is said to have visited the village's 400 year hostelry - the atmospheric Anchor Hotel overlooking Church Square...

Church of St. John the Baptist, St. Johns. Woking, Surrey

Woking (24 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Surrey (15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction NW)

In the 17th-century the old part of Woking was a thriving market town with a lively population...

Charterhouse

Godalming (47 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Surrey (15.9 miles, 25.5 km, direction W)

A feature of the town is its long narrow streets, these stretch out from the River Wey and are lined with several gracious historic properties...

Chiddingstone

Chiddingstone (46 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction E)

Fascinating village, owned by the National Trust which is crammed with beautiful properties from the 16th and 17th-century probably built with iron-industry money...

The Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation Home, Fulham Road, Fulham Broadway

Fulham (53 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (18.7 miles, 30.0 km, direction N)

It is the home to both Fulham Football Club and Chelsea, both play at Premiership level, thus some of the football's most talented and highly paid stars can often be spotted strolling along Fulham's streets...

Kew Gardens Railway Station

Kew (115 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (19.0 miles, 30.6 km, direction N)

Kew is just downstream from the delights of Richmond, and is best known for the Royal Botanic Gardens, or as they are more popularly known 'Kew Gardens'...

Recommended attractions near Leigh

Colley Hill, Reigate, Surrey.

Reigate & Colley Hill (8 Pictures)

(3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction NE)

This area is one of Surrey's countryside gems. It mostly comprises of mature grassland and woodland where visitors may wander.....

It's a 'Topsy Turvey' world

Box Hill Country Park (22 Pictures)

(4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction NW)

Box Hill lies in an area of exceptional beauty, it covers beautiful woodland and an outstanding area of chalk downland. It.....

Grape picking in Denbies Vineyard near Dorking in Surrey

Denbies Wine Estate (10 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.3 km, direction NW)

England's largest vineyard. Enjoy a hearty lunch with excellent atmosphere and spectacular views. "Indoor Wine Experience" tours.....

Mickleham Priory, dates back to 10th century

Mickleham Priory (1 Pictures)

(5.6 miles, 9.1 km, direction NW)

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THE TOWER

Leith Hill (23 Pictures)

(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction SW)

Woodland, parkland, farmland and open heath with Leith Hill Tower commanding extensive views...

Polesden Lacy June 2011

Polesden Lacey (127 Pictures)

(6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction NW)

Regency country house with renowned Edwardian interiors and gardens, set in beautiful downland countryside...

Tilgate Forest, Crawley

Tilgate Forest Country Park (14 Pictures)

(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction SE)

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Display in Shere Museum

Shere Museum (1 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction W)

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Nymans Garden

Nymans Garden (169 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.8 km, direction S)

Nyman's Gardens possesses a rich landscape of rare conifers, shrubs and plants all set around the romantic ruins of a beautiful.....

Wakehurst Place 24 June 2011

Wakehurst Place (159 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.4 km, direction SE)

The autumn colours in the gardens of Wakehurst Place make a dramatic impact seen against the backdrop of vast grey Sussex winter.....

Chilworth Manor, Near Guildford, Surrey

Chilworth Manor (1 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction W)

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Leonardslee Gardens

Leonardslee Gardens (122 Pictures)

(13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction S)

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Morden Hall Park

Morden Hall Park (26 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction N)

Morden Hall Park is a flourishing historic site with a wealth of wildlife habitats amongst its quiet watermeadows, wetlands and.....

From a distance (Guildford Castle)

Guildford Castle (27 Pictures)

(13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction W)

This is one of the few castles that the French did manage to capture. It was one of three English castle's taken by the Dauphin.....

Brooklands Motor Museum

Brooklands Museum (43 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.3 km, direction NW)

This is a thrilling museum, where now that Concorde is retired, visitors can get the full Concorde experience without a costly.....

Hampton Court

Hampton Court Palace & Gardens (328 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction N)

These beautiful gardens set around an illustrious castle given by Henry IV to Rowland Leinthall, who was later knighted by Henry.....

Borde Hill Garden, West Sussex

Borde Hill Garden (60 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction SE)

Borde Garden occupies a lovely landscape surrounding a splendid English mansion. It is an exceptionally beautiful garden,.....

Winkworth Arboretum in Surrey

Winkworth Arboretum (31 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction W)

The magnificent landscape of Winkworth was begun in 1937 when Dr.Wilfred Fox took the opportunity to acquire a parcel of land.....

Bushy Park, London

Bushey Park (27 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.9 km, direction N)

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Chartwell- The home of Sir Winston Churchill. Kent

Chartwell (53 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 23.9 km, direction E)

The home of Sir Winston Churchill, from 1924 until his death. Churchill purchased it for its magnificent views across the weald.....


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